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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 收养

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
收养 shōu yǎng - to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc)
- to adopt (a child)
- adoption

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 6 3,667 12,696 9,135

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
收 shōu- to receive
- to accept
- to collect
- to put away
- to restrain
- to stop
- in care of (used on address line after name)
养 yǎng- to raise (animals)
- to bring up (children)
- to keep (pets)
- to support
- to give birth

Other Words Containing 收养

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
收养 - 6 3,667 12,696 9,135